Leela Ram

Leela Ram (born 20 April 1961) is an Indian politician and a member of the 14th Haryana Legislative Assembly elected from the Kaithal constituency in the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election. He is a member of Bharatiya Janta Party.[1][2]

Leela Ram
Member of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
October 2019
Preceded byRandeep Singh Surjewala
ConstituencyKaithal
Personal details
Born (1961-04-20) 20 April 1961
Ujjana, Kaithal, Haryana
Political partyBharatiya Janta Party
Spouse(s)Balbir Kaur
Children1
ResidenceUjjana, Kaithal, Haryana, India
Alma materKurukshetra University (M.A. in 1985)
ProfessionBusinessman, agriculturalist

Personal life

Ram was born on 20 April 1961 to Jhandu Ram in Ujjana village of Kultaran tehsil in Kaithal district of Haryana.[3] He is a post graduate and completed his Master of Arts in Political science from Kurukshetra University in 1985.[1] Ram is married to Balbir Kaur, with whom he has a daughter.[3]

Political career

In the 2019 Haryana Legislative Assembly election, he won from Kaithal seat as a BJP candidate, defeating two-time winner Randeep Singh Surjewala of Indian National Congress by 530 votes.[2][4]

References

  1. "Leela Ram(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KAITHAL(KAITHAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. "Haryana assembly election result: Congress's Randeep Surjewala concedes defeat from Kaithal". India Today. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. "MLA Details". haryanaassembly.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. "Kaithal Election Results 2019 Live Updates (कैथल): Leela Ram of BJP Wins". News18. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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